Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …

As the range of studies on macroecology and functional traits expands, integration of traits
into higher-level approaches offers new opportunities to improve clarification of larger-scale …

Aim It is crucial to monitor how the productivity of grasslands varies with its temporal stability
for management of these ecosystems. However, identifying the direction of the productivity …

Plant functional traits directly affect ecosystem functions. At the species level, trait
combinations depend on trade-offs representing different ecological strategies, but at the …

Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …

Aim Despite several recent efforts to map plant traits and to identify their climatic drivers,
there are still major gaps. Global trait patterns for major functional groups, in particular, the …

The interdependence of multiple traits allows plants to perform multiple functions. Acquiring
an accurate representation of the interdependence of plant traits could advance our …

Polar marine regions are facing rapid changes induced by climate change, with
consequences for local faunal populations, but also for overall ecosystem functioning, goods …

Aim Intraspecific trait variation (ITV) within natural plant communities can be large,
influencing local ecological processes and dynamics. Here, we shed light on how ITV in …

Environmental changes and biodiversity loss have emphasized the need to understand how
communities affect ecosystem functioning and services. In riparian ecosystems, integrative …